Editor Interview: Midsummer Dream House Literary & Arts Magazine

Avant-garde, Experimental

Favorite writers: Wally Lamb (I Know This Much is True), Christina Schwarz (Drowning Ruth), Raymond Carver (Cathedral), Stephen King (The Shining), Amy Lowell (Bath), Rebecca Wells (Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood), William Shakespeare (Hamlet), Rod Serling (The Twilight Zone), Hwang Dong-hyuk (Squid Games), Alan Ball (American Beauty), Sherwood Anderson (Winesburg, Ohio), Janet Fitch (White Oleander), James Frey (A Million Little Pieces), Curtis Sittenfeld (Prep). That's just a few of them!

Midsummer Dream House is not just a publication but a community.

We consider the piece, not the biography or any publication credits. We ask for those in the event of publication but whether someone has been previously published and where, does not impact our view or decision on a submission. I would encourage anyone submitting who received a rejection to submit again, if they would like to. We give every submission a fresh look and equal chance at publication. We also publish past contributors and enjoy keeping in touch with readers and writers of Midsummer Dream House.

Great writing! That's what we look for.

We care most about the writing being submitted. Cover letters are nice, publication credits do not matter.

I read the entire piece before making a decision to accept or reject it.

It depends on the piece. Most pieces do not undergo editing but some do. I always read a piece twice prior to publication in an attempt to catch typos or minor errors. If a piece is edited, we only proceed with this if the author is agreeable, and do not accept and then suggest edits, we always suggest edits and then accept. Sometimes I will edit the piece myself but for the most part, the author edits the piece, and then I look it over.

We intend to start nominating work in the near future.